You wanna build your IQ higher in the next two years? Be uncomfortable. That means, learn something where you have a beginner's mind.

Being successful is kind of dull.

I'm a big believer in the Wii. I love the physicality of the Wii controller, and how you can get the feeling of throwing a bowling ball or swinging a golf club. Those are the kinds of games I really like.

My sweet spot is figuring out how to make a product that people love and how to refine it to make them love it more. All the rest is business noise.

In 1980, business at my company, Chuck E. Cheese's, was thriving and I was feeling flush. So I bought a very large house on the Champ de Mars in Paris, right between the Eiffel Tower and the Ecole Militaire. The home was quite amazing: At six stories, it spanned 15,000 square feet and featured marble staircases and a swimming pool in the basement.

We're moving away from a credentialed society to a merit society.

I think in terms of businesses, in terms of things that are really big and marry technology with entertainment. That's where I like to spend my time.